What happens if I dont attend my Early decision university?

Applying to College
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But you cannot hold on to the acceptance until April to see what your other options are. You have to ask now to be released. Then you take your chances.

Rationalization. This is a red herring.

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Your high school may also refuse to send your transcripts to other colleges if you violate your ED agreement. This is what the College Board advises high schools to do in these circumstances. I have no idea if any of this applies to UK schools.

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There’s no formal “do not admit list” but nothing stops anyone associated with tufts from mentioning what you did and/or moving on to another school and recognizing you 4 years from now.

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You seem to be only interested in what the effect of this decision is on you. But others are affected by what you do. By keeping your spot and not attending you are harming future students from your school who will be denied admittance, and other Tufts applicants who may not get accepted because you took a spot. If you aren’t going to attend, contact them now.

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nobody will go to a us school from my school in the next 20 years

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thanks iwannabe_brown

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I don’t think it is morally wrong. If you don’t want the ED spot, turn it down and then apply to the other schools. What you can’t do is hold on to the Tufts spot while waiting for other schools to process your application and then decide. You agreed that if you got in ED and accepted you’d withdraw other applications. Don’t break that agreement.

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okay

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LOL, you do realize, the answers you wanted to hear, in all actuality are setting you up for future failure. What you wanted to hear could be the same lies you told to Tufts. The only way to be sure is when you get those rejections down the line. Stay in Europe. You have no shot at a grad school with what you did. It’s a small world in elite academia.

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Your country, high school, and situation do not relate to breaking a signed contract for your convenience.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/education/edlife/strategy.html

The major risk is if you want to keep Tufts hanging on while you apply to UK universities. Is that what you want to do?

If instead you really really really DON’T want to go to Tufts, the most honorable thing to do is call them and tell them that. And then take your chances elsewhere.

Good luck with your decision.

But I have to ask - is there a reason you changed your mind about Tufts? It is an excellent college which prides itself on international students and studies?

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You were wrong to apply ED if you did not fully intend to go to the school if accepted. That said, it seems like you are going to go ahead and do what you want anyway.

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I am going to attend Tufts

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Hey, congrats–great school! Hope it all works out for the best for you.

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thank you

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Did you get accepted?

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yes sir =) I am officialy a jumbo hahaha

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This discussion seems to interest quite a few people…lets post more opinions…How bad are the effects of not attending your ED college?

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Some schools supposedly auto-reject future applicants from your high school if you break the ED agreement. This is an ineffective and unfair penalty, since it does not affect the dishonorable ED-breaking applicant (who probably will not hesitiate to let others unfairly take the penalty).

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Most US guidance counselors will refuse to cooperate with sending the required transcripts and grade reports to other schools if you break your ED contract for any reason other than an insufficient FA package.

You are a cheater and dishonest person if you break for other reasons. You signed a contract – so when you sign other contracts in your future, will they be optional to fulfill as well? Do you intend to treat your wedding vows as something you will only fulfill when you feel like it?